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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
HOW Oysters Arc watersd.

Not every lover of the oyster knows
that the size and plumpness which are SO
highly priced in the American bivalve,
and which are SO attractive in specimens
on the half shell or in the stew as to lead
the average man to pay considerable
extra price for extra size, are not entirely
natural, and even those who do know
that the majority of the oysters in the
market are artificially swollen by intro
ducing water into the tissues are not all
aware that the process by which this is
done is closely analogous TO that by
which the food in our own bodies is con-
veyed through the walls of the stomach
and other parts of the digestive apparatus
and poured into the blood and lymph to
do its work Of nourishment.
Psychologists are, believe, agreed that
the passage of the digested food through
the walls Of the alimentary canal in man
and other animals is in large part due to
osmose or dialysis, and that the operation
Of this physical law is very common
one in the animal body. But the quanti-
tative study of the chemical changes in
volyed is generally rendered difficult Or
impossible by the very fact of their TAX
ing place in living animals where the ap
plication of chemical analysis is impossi
BILE. An opportunity is, however, offered
by the oyster, which, since it lives in
water and has body so constituted as to
readily permit the inflow and outflow Of
water and solutions of salt, may be easily
used for experiments. The results Of the
experiments have practical as well as
scientific interest. since they confirm the
common explanation of the increase in
bulk Of oysters by FLOATING" and show
that it is essentially process Of watering
in which the bulk is increased without
any corresponding increase, but rather,
If anything, loss of nutritive material.
Professor w. o. Atwater in Popular
Science Monthly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
The Latest London Charity.

The latest novel charity in London,
that town which beats all the rest of the
world in the multiplicity and magnitude
Of both its charities and its poverties, is
the Home of Rest for Horses, which has
been recently established in the Victoria,
buildings. The scheme is to take the
horses OF the poor when they are well
nigh broken down from too much work
and too little food, and give them plenty
of food and nothing to DO till they are
ready to start out on their labors once
more.
That is very well for the people, but 1t
is piteously hard on the horses. About
the most painful object in the world Is
the underfed oyerworked city horse, and
the most cheering thought connected
with him is of his death. To systemat-
ically prolong his misery is cruel, and Il
it must be done the "Home Of Rest"
people ought to make arrangements to
themselves kill off in some merciful way
the hopeless horses. They owe them
some atonement for having helped them
to live. New York Graphic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
Tho Most valuable stamp.

The most valuable stamp in existence
is the Baltimore five cent black stamp,
which was issued in 1916, each specimen
having written upon it the autograph Of
James M. Buchanan, who was the post
master Of Baltimore at the time. A speci-
men Of this stamp was sold only few
months ago for $500. The next rarest is
the celebrated Brattleboro, VT, stamp,
also issued in 1916. 1t is valued at $3.50
an impression. Another stamp, not so
rare as those last mentioned, but which
is often mistaken for q much commoner
issue, is that put forth by the United
States in 1869. II is two cent, vermil-
ion, with the head Of Washington, and is
worth $40 q specimen, while its humber
brother, a stamp differing only in the
shade of color, which is lighter red, Is
only worth one cent.
The United States has been, without
doubt, the most prolific Of all countries
in the world in the issue Of postage
stamps, having put forth over 500 differ
ent varieties altogether. The number of
distinct varieties issued by the various
governments throughout the world is
variously estimated, but 5000 would
probably cover the whole. = New York
Evening Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
A stream of Logs.

Homestake mine, near Deadwood, has
q railroad twenty-five miles long to the
pineries where fuel is obtained, and the
road ends at the top of high hill just
above the mill. Here the wood is
dumped into chute made of heavy logs
lined with iron. The logs descend with
tremendous velocity and ON reaching the
mouth of the chute leap out into the
afr, pass over the mill, and land some
$50 feet from the foot of the bluff. For
hours perfect stream of logs passes
over the heads of the men at work be-
low, and to a newcomer it seems suffi-
GENTLY dangerous, but no accident ever
occurred and one soon gets over the
nervous feeling. Five thousand cords Of
wood are piled at time by this arrange
ment, which saves tens of thousands of
dollars annually-to the company, dispos-
ing of $4,000 cords year without any
cost for piling. Chicago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

Rapid as has been the increase in the
number Of supposed elementary sub
stances during the last few years, sober
scientific men have hardly been prepared
for the addition Of more than dozen
new elements to the list in single an
nouncement, yet tho discovery is reported
on the authority Of Messrs. Kruss and
Nilsson, Swedish chemists of highest re-
pute. Their researches have been car
ried out upon the nitrates of the rare
earths contained in thorite, wohlerite,
cerite, fergusonite and euxenite, and
have been long and laborious. The
spectroscopic evidence presented by these
Investigations has made the conclusion
inevitable that didymium consists of not
less than nine distinct elements, holmium
of seven, erbium Of two and samaritan Of
two. Traveller.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

An ort;ot ~ o,,,,noncll 1,,,I, .,,,,,9.,, ,,f,,i
n;ct,res '' arc now - = seon - eaa,.v
mint sbon window hoe tl,a n;ght,,,are
ppccas;onoIlv Int With lin n ;nvariahlv
talres ono FORM IIe sean,s 70 he a val,
enad NV sensation Of N coldness encb %
,o;o,bt 10 conssd hy tla sudden adn,iss;or
81 ont,oor nj, and at tbe same tines soes
n mon,s hand busv viii, tho window
sostanins He sl;ns ou;etIv From, lie hed
takes IN Tho nolrar concssls himself he,
Ill az ,,,,.,,;,, taasa ~, c,at
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
students at tho Chapel.

Professor D. G.. Lyon, in The Inde-
pendent, says that the abolition Of COM
pulsory attendance at daily chapel in
Harvard university has been success
from religious point of view. a large
number of students are in the habit Of
attending the regular and special religious
services that are provided for them.
1.-THE undergraduate religious life. I" says
Professor Lyon, eisno all that we should
like to see, but ii is SO much better than
is popularity supposed to be, and seems SO
full Of promise, that just appreciation
of it cannot fail to awake profound graft
tude. New York Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

sometimes, by their weight or construc-
ton, are extremely painful.
In striking contrast with decorations
worn on the clothing, in the hair, round
the neck and arms, or pendant from the
ears, lips and nose, is the finger ring, the
model of convenience. It is seldom lost,
for it need not be taken off; requires no
preparatory mutilation of the body, is
not painful, is always in view, perpet-
ual reminder, either Of the giyer, or of
the purpose for which it is worn. The
popularity of the ring must, therefore, be
in large measure due to its convenience,
and that this good quality was early
learned may be inferred from the Hebrew
tradition, which attributes the invention
of this ornament to Tubal-Cain, the ''in-
structor of every artifce in brass and
iron. I'D. R. McAnally in Popular Sci
efice Monthly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
New York,s Chlnese women.

So far as known, there are only four
teen Chinese women in New York city.
OF these nine are married, one is a
widow, one an unmarried girl, one o
nurse, and two anonyma. Although
residents of the United States, they obey
to the very letter the strange system of
law and custom which obtains in the
Flowery Kingdom, system which
strongly resembles the treatment of the
queen bee in an apiary by her drones
and workers. Five Of these little women
celebrated their marriage vows in China
two in San Francisco, and two in New
York. -Nelly Bly, in Cleveland Leader.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
Chance for an Architect.

A chance is offered to some ambitious
American architect in the competition
for a house Of parliament in Buenos
Ayres upon which the Argentine Repub-
lie proposes to spend not less than 49,
100000 francs. The architect whose
plan Is chosen viii receive premium of
200, 900 francs. The Courier de L'Art,
which makes this announcement, states
that the Legations of the Argentine Re
public in Europe will furnish detailed in
formation regarding the competition
New York Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
1t Cured His Deafness.

The newest patent cure is that of deaf
ness by means of the balloon. Capt.
Jovis, of Brussels, Belgium, having been
deaf in his right ear for upward of fifteen
years, made balloon ascent few weeks
ago and pretends to be cured Of deafness
since then. One DIR. Chabot is engaged
upon writing a report on the case, regard
ing which there does not seem to be room
for the slightest doubt. Chicago Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

Lieut.. w. II. Schuetzc writes: Gas
we approached Verchoyansk (northern
Siberia) the cold was almost unbearable,
compelling a stop at nearly every in
habited native hut, not only on account
Of ourselves, but more owing to the REIN
deer, which suffered visibly during the
low temperature. Breathing was at
times difficult, and on Jan. 10 and II,
1886, the temperature sunk to GO dogs.
Celsius corresponding to $3.50 dogs.
Fahrenheit below zero. This is the cold
est temperature ever observed. =
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
Emit Of tl,o sand nox Tree.

The woody, melon shaped fruit OF the
sand box tree of the West Indies is made
into o neat box by saving off the top
and scooping out the seeds, and is used
in Rarbadoes for holding sand. When,
however, the fruit is allowed to ripen on
the tree, il bursts explosively, scattering
the seeds over the ground. An expert
menting naturalist recently sought to
preserve a specimen Of the fruit by dry
ing carefully, but it exploded with such
violence as to destroy the box containing
it.--Boston budget.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
AFTER THE SUPPER AND TALK.


AS friend from friends his final withdrawal pro
longing,
doodby and goodby with emotional lips re-
peating
$50 hard for his hand to release those hands
more viii they meet,
No more for communion Of sorrow and ioy of old
and young,
A far stretching journey awaits him, to returnno
morel
Stunning, postponiRg seyerance-seekngt to ward
of the last word ever so little,
Fen at the exit door turning charges superflu-
Gus calling back-e'en as he descends the steps,
Something to exc out minute additional-shad-
ows Of nightfall deepening,
Farewells, messages lessening DINNER the forth
goer's visage and form,
Soon to be lost for aye in the darkness-loth 0
so 10th to depart
Garrulous to the very last.
Walt Whitman in Lippincotts.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
In Puget Sound Logging Camps.

Average wages in Puget sound logging
camps: Skid greasers, $50 per month;
swampers, bankers and hook tenders,
about $40; skidders, so; the teamsters,
500 to $125; cooks $40 to 500; head
sawyers, 800 to $1e5; other sawyers,
500 to sos; filers, $50; hands employed
generally about the mill, $50 to $40 per
month. Chicago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

70 make papier mache for fine, small
work, boil clippings Of brown and white
paper in water, strain and beat them into
n paste; add glue or gum and size, and
Dress into oiled mnlls
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

The only slate pencil mill in the coun-
try is said to be at Castleton, vt. 1t EN-
ploys seventy-five men and turns out
10000 pencils daily.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
OSTRICH FEATHERS IN FASHION.
ladies Again Wearing the Pretty PIumes
Value of the Trade.

ladies Again Wearing the Pretty PIunes
Value of the Trade.
''Are ladies again wearing ostrich
plumes?" asked reporter.
''Yes, replied the manufacturer. "Os-
trich feathers will soon be as fashionable
among the fair sex as they were few
years ago.
When did the fashion drop outs''
"The decline in the use of ostrich feath-
ers began about 1888, and since then the
fashion has steadily faded until last year,
when scarcely any were used at all. But
the revival has begun, and you will soon
see the pretty plumes as plenty as ever. "
"Are the feathers imported in the con
dition they are wornf'
ooh, no; the feathers are imported in
the raw state and prepared after they
reach here. There are only eight manu-
factories of ostrich feathers in the United
States, and seven are located in this city.
The capital employed aggregates about
100000 and employment is given to
about 600 to 800 persons, 900 to 500 of
whom are girls. -
'What is the work done by the girls9''
s'Curling, wiring and preparing the
feathers. The curling is done by the aid
Of peculiar kind OF knife made for the
purpose, the blade of which is curved.
As the work is of delicate nature--for
each feather of the plume has to be
worked upon separately--it is necessary
that only expert hands should be emf
ployed. Carelessness or want of expert
ence would soon cause heavy losses, for
the beauty of p1umes is heightened by
the evenness of every little feather. 1t
takes about five years for girl to become
really expert, although many may be-
come fairly efficient in O shorter time.
They earn from 81 to $25 week, &C
cording to their qualification. The dyers,
who, Of course, are men, earn from $t5
to $50 per week.
Are the feathers of wild ostriches
used?r
''No, not now. To get tho feathers Of
wild bird it is necessary to kill him,
and were that kept up the species would
soon become extinct. Ostriches are now
reared on farms in South Africa, where
the feathers are collected and sent to
this country, via London. When they
arrive they look very different from
those you see in the store windows.
They are dirty, draggled and discolored,
and have to be cleaned. When first
taken from the washing they look as bad
as those on a wet goose. BY the process
of preparing they become the pretty
plumes you see Long and elegant
plumes are prepared singly, while the
smaller ones are made into lunches Of
three, like the emblem of the Prince of
Wales. In order to prevent the feathers
from breaking it is necessary at times to
wire them, and this also requires ex-
pertness, for broken feather is of little
value.
when did ostrich feathers become
fashionable as ornaments for women's
bonnets?n
"About ninety years ago. They were
brought into use by man named De
Pima, of London. Prior to that the
ladies wore them in dressing the hair for
state occasions. They soon became q
rage for bonnet trimming, and the de-
mand for ostrich feathers exceeded the
supply. New York Mail and Express
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16

Men love to hear of their power, but
have an extreme disreush to be told Of
their duty. -Burke.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-28

the coal is there in untold quantities,
and oil has been struck, WHY may there
not be gas as we'll? / will think that
over and talk with some scientists; and
if there is anything like an indueement
offered me by the men who understand
these things, I'll have some arteSian
borers go to work and hunt for gas
.ANEat good would that do in a thinly-
settled cOuntry?'
You newspaper men don't under
anything about business. You don't UNI
derstand how to make dollar outside
of your pencil-driving. Can't you see
that natural gas would bring settlers
into the country and build railroads. for
us? Don't you know that the comniodi-
ties of the world are always worth their
face value everywhere? Natural gas
would ST tie all the country between tie
mountains and the lake. 1t would light
cities yet TO be built. 1t would heat the
houses and light the shacks of. the set
tiers. 1t would do the country incalcu-
liable good. believe it is an idea worth
using and investigating"
Where DO you want your railroads
built?"
I'VE want connection with the Mis-
souri, river ut Fort Stevenson, and rail
line from there down the whole course
of the river. We need lines straight
from the mountains to Devils Lake,
Pembina, Grafton and Grand Forks.
When that is accomplished we will light
and heat the Twin Cities. Minneapolis
and st. Paul are looking to Dakota for
their future growth and Sustenance.
They will look to the mountain country
for their coal, their oil and their gas,
inside of the next twenty years. Look
ut your map once and you will better
understand what am telling you about
the country. Merchants in the Twin
Cit know all about it, and are look
ing far into the future, which is grow
ing brighter and brighter every day."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-28
FIFTY THOUSAND.
That is a Conservative Estimate of
Dakota Immigrants for 1887.

Special t. the Globe.
WASHINGTON. May 27.-George Tar-
rison, of Cass county, passed through
the city yesterday, stopping only for a
few hours to see the national drill. He
spoke freely about Dakota, saying:
Il do not believe that the commits
SiOner of immigration will have the
chance to record as many arrivals in the
territory this year compared with the
ruSheS of the past. Still, there are a
great many people coming into Dakota
this year. The ears are not overcrOWded,
and extra trains are not running. That
was a terrible year. four years ago. 1t
doomed Dakota beyond her ability to
endure the strain, and was followed by
much suffering. Happily that is past.
now, and the era OF prosperity has
Gawned.
"Where do the immigrants come from
this year?'
Most of them are foreigners. Some
of them are well-to-do and some of them
are very, very poor. Those who come
from our own Eastern states are usually
poor: those who come from foreign
countries are prepared for the siege be
fore them and provided with the Sinews
of war in their pockets. The Norwe-
gianS II. our best immigrants. as a
class. They are hardy. sturdy. logged,
determined. They come to stay, and
when they plant themselves on piece
of ground they may be counted as resi-
dents forever. They and their children
and their children's children will camp
there"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-28
GIVE YOUR CHILD A START
I'M LIFE.
A VALUABLE ST. PAUL LOT FREE
SOME LUCKY BABY.
Competition Open to the World, from
the White House to the
Ham6ieSf Home.

With the object of giving some one of
the great mass of struggling humanity a
start in life the GLOBE has determined
to originate and carry out plan which
it is pleased to designate ''The Babies
Benefit" The GLOBE has purchased an
eligible lot in the center of the present
limits of st. Paul. There is nothing rash
or improbable in the assertion that the
lot will easily bring $4,000 before a
baby at the present time becomes of age.
1t is proposed to give this lot, free of any
incumbrance, to some baby who is for
tunate enough to hold the lucky num-
Der. The deed will be made to the pa
rents, who will be required to hold the
lot in trust for the child until it becomes
of age. There is no charge for tickets.
They are FREE TO AI.L-who have ba-
bies born between January L, 1887, and
August l, 1887. The parents have only
to clip out and fill the following blank,
enclose it in an envelope, and send it to
.'TIIE GLOBE, st. Paul, Minn.-Babies'
Benefit"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-28
BUILDERS, TAKE NOTICE

Sealed proposals for the erection of a
dormitory building for the Dakota Agri-
cultural college will be received until 10
O'Clock a. M, May 81, next, at the office
of the secretary of the board of regents
at Brookings, Oak. Plans and specifi-
cations can be examined at the Office of
said secretary, or at the rooms of the
architects, J0ralemon q Ferrin, Boston
block, Minneapolis, MINI. Every pro-
posal must be accompanied by a certified
check for per cent. of amount of bid,
to be returned if bid is rejected. The
bids will be opened at the Office of
the board at the college in Brookings at
1o'clock D.. M, May 81, 1887, and the
right to reject any or all bids is reserved
All bids are to be properly marked for
Identification, and are to be addressed
to the Secretary of the Board of Regents,
Brookings, Oak.
LEWIS MCLoUTB, Secretary.
Brookings. Dak.. April 20. 1857.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-28
Until 3 O'Clock p. m.
ON THE
ed Day Of June, 1887.

All proposals or bids to be addressed
to NJ. +. Kahn, Secretary of the City
Hall and Court House Special Commits
sioners, St. Paul, Mimi.
The right is hereby reserved to reject
all bids of Incompetent and irresponsible
bidders, and all such bids as may be UNI
reasonable.
No bid will be entertained or consid-
cred unless accompanied by the bond of
the bidder or bidders, with SuretieS re-
siding in Minnesota satisfactory to the
Commissioners, in the penal sum of One
Thousand Dollars, conditioned that if
the bid shall be accepted and the con-
tract awarded to the bidder or bidders,
he or they will enter into and execute
such contract and such bond with sure
ties for the performance of his or their
contract, as may be required by the
commissioners, and approved by three
fOurths %, vote of the County Commits
siOners and Common Council of the City
of st. Paul, of the members elect, in
joint session, or in lieu of such bond the
bid may be accompanied by check
for the sum Of one thousadd dollars on
some bank in the city of st. Paul, duly
certified, as security and deposit with
said commissioners, and subject to the
same condition stated in the condition
of the bond, and payable to the order of
Robert A. Smith, Chairman of the City
Hall and Court House Commission.
The full individual names of the men,
berS of firm, and the full and correct
name of corporation bidding shall be
stated in the bid
By order of the City Hall and Court
House Special Commission.
M. F. KAHN, County Auditor.
Secretary of Special Commission.
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